1. The Promise of ePortfolios Connecting Academic Achievement with CA Workforce Development Copyright K. Willbanks, K. Kelly, R. Cox. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

2. 2 2 23 campuses 450,000 students 46,000 faculty and staff 1,800 degree programs EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

3. 3 The History of ePortfolios in the CSU Schools of Ed - State Requirements Continued interest & Multi-campus cooperation Disciplines expand –NCATE, ABET, AACSB WASC Accreditation & Aggregation of Assessment data Workforce Development 3 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

4. 4 Presenters San Francisco State University –Kevin Kelly (kkelly@sfsu.edu) CSU CDL (Center for Distributed Learning) –Kathleen Willbanks (kathleen@cdl.edu) 4 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

5. Portfolios are not a new idea… EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

6. 6 For years… Universities have used paper-based portfolios to assess student work Share work for accreditation/program review As a valuable tool for career connections 6 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

7. But today… In an ePortfolio we can collect, select, reflect, direct, build, and publish a wide range of digital artifacts using electronic technology as the container. ePortfolios can be shared worldwide. http://rachelpoulain.sfsu.myefolio.com EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

8. 8 SF State Student PortfoliosStudent Portfolios CENIC 08: Lightpath to the Stars cenic08.cenic.org 8 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

9. ePortfolio.sfsu.edu

10. 10 Regional Partnerships SF State Humboldt State CSUMB SJSU K-12 10 CCSF SMCCCD –Cañada –Skyline –CSM De Anza more comm. colleges in Monterey Bay and Humboldt areas EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

11. 11 The CSU 11 Project Number Project TitleGoals Addressed 1 Supporting Student Success in the CSU 3 2 Online Modules and Associated Support Services for Foundation Skills 1, 2, 3 3 Supporting Shared Development of Digital Learning Materials 1, 2 4 CSU Support for Research and Application of Effective Practices in Academic Technology 1, 4 5 Professional Development for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators Involved in Academic Technology 1, 4 6 System Support for Academic Technology Development Teams 4 7 The Academic Technology Shared-Services Environment 1, 2, 3 8 The CSU Digital Marketplace 2, 3 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

12. 12 CSU Activities 2002 – 2003 Schools of Ed 2003 – 2004 Report to the Deans, Vendor Review 2005 – 2006 Vendor Research/CoP/f2f meetings 2006 – 2007 MERLOT, Teaching Commons, National Coalition for ePortfolio Research, Campus survey 2007 – 2008 Build case studies, promising practices, Campus survey, newsletter, advisory group 12 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

13. 13 CSU Activities 13 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

14. 14 CSU Activities-Vendor Review 14 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

15. 15 CSU Activities 15 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

16. Challenges Engaging CENIC & Partners –Capacity connecting to campus activity –Archiving/maintaining ePortfolios –Connecting more directly with CA workforce development –Getting outside support for ePortfolio projects

17. 17 Holistic Look at ePortfolios Film clip on ePortfolios: Voices of students, faculty, advisors & employers Perspectives on Teaching, Learning and Working with ePortfolios (6 minutes): http://streaming.bcit.ca/TEK/ePortfolio.wmv http://streaming.bcit.ca/TEK/ePortfolio.wmv 17 EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2008

18. Kevin Kelly – kkelly@sfsu.edu Kathleen Willbanks – kathleen@cdl.edu